Birthday Honours 2025
Ian Potts MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• South West Cheshire Scouts and Group Scout Leader
“For services to Young People.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
14 June 2025
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ian John POTTS
District Commissioner, South West Cheshire Scouts and Group Scout Leader, 26th South West Cheshire Scouts
For services to Young People.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64759 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2025- Role at the time
- South West Cheshire Scouts and Group Scout Leader
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- Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Young People.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 607 times in the Birthday Honours List 2025 — about 40% of the list.
In their area
106 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Cheshire.
What organisation were they with?
South West Cheshire Scouts and Group Scout Leader.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64759, notice 4906655. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2025).
Published 13 June 2025.
Location (Nantwich, Cheshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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